Motive power for traction-vehicles.



No. 832,214. PATENTED OCT. 2, 1906.

G. G. SGHROEDER. MOTIVE POWER EUR TRAGTION VEHICLES.

`.APPLIOTION FILED AUG. 22, 1905.

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No. 832,214. PATENTED 00T. 2, 1906.

G. G. SGHROBDER. MOTIVE 'POWER FOR TRAG'HON VEHICLES.

l APPLICATION FILED AUG-.22, 1905.

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APPLIOATION FILED AUG.22, 1905.

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No. 832,214. PATENTED 00T'. 2', 1906.

` G. G. soEEoEDEE. MOTIVE POWER EOE TEACTION VEHICLES.

` .APPLICATION FILED AUG.22, 1905.

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I lpromw No. 832,214. PATENTED OCT. 2; 1906.

G. G. SGHROEDER. v MOTIVE POWER FOR TRAOTION VEHICLES.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.22, 1905.

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MOTIVEy POWER AFOF! TFIACTION-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 2, 190e.

f Appunti@ and August 22,1905. serial No. 275,332.

To all whom it 'may concern: Be it known thatI, GEORGE G. ScHRoE- DER, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the Districtof Columbia, ha've invented new and useful Improvements in Motive Power for Traction-VehiclesI of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to motive power for traction-vehicles and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of' its parts, as hereinafter shown and described'. The object of this invention is to provide a motive power for traction or street cars or other vehicles ythat have trucks ivoted to the bodies thereof. The said truc s are usually so pivoted as to swing in a'horizontal plane with relation to the body of the vehicle Y 1n going around curves, and in the present present system of motive power.

rear trucks 'of the invention the engine. which constitutes-the motive power is mounted upon the truck and moves with the same. The' fuel-supply for the engine is mounted u on the body of the car and moves therewith. There is a suitable connection between the engine and the source of fuel-supply whereby the engine may be furnished the necessary fuel while the car-is going around a curve or traveling uponv straight track. The engine is operated from the body of the car. Preferably each truck of the car is equipped with an engine, so that all of the wheels of the car may be made tractors, if desired, or the car may be run with one engine alone, if one engine is sulicient for propulsion at the required speed.

The engine is so `mounted and connected with the axles ofthe truck as to permit the c ar to move in either direction. The gearing between the engine-shaft and the axles is such that the power of the engine is applied to both of the axles of the truck at the same time. u

Inpthe accompan `ng drawin s, Figure. 1 is a side elevation ogs car provided with my Fig'. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the forward end of a car provided with the motive power. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a truck, showing the location of the propelling-engine thereon. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the truck, showing the 'location of the engine thereon; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view ofthe front and car, showing parts .thereof broken away. y

The car-body 1 is pivotally mounted upon the trucks 2 2 inthe'ilsual manner. Each right angles thereto.

n with the middle ofthe forward axle 3.

i .such as 9 and 10.

'but is located to one side ofthe same.

saidtruck 2 is provided with a front'axl 3.

i and a rear axle 4. The rotary hydrocarbonengine 5 is mounted. upon the truckand is located between the axles 3 and 4. The shaft 6 ofthe said engine is in the same horizontal plane as the said axles and extends at One end of the said rovided with a beveled is located in alinement The sleeve 8 is feathered'on the axle 3 and is provided at each end with a beveled gear -wheel, The beveled gear-wheel 7 1s adapted to mesh with either of the beveled gear-Wheels 9 or 10, or the last 'said wheels may be so moved as to leave thegear-whcel 7 in such a position as to be in mesh with either of the Wheels 9 or 10, as indicated in Fig. 3. f

The opposite end of the engine-shaft 6 is provided with a gear-wheel 11. 'The short shaft 12 extends back parallel to the shaftl, T 1c engine-shaft 6 is gear-wheel 7, whic forward end of the shaft 12 gear-Wheel 13, which meshes with the gearwheel 11. The rearend of the said shaft 12 is provided with a -beveled gear-wheel 14. The .sleeve 15 is feathered upon the rear axle 4 and is provided at each end with a beveled gear-wheel, such as 16 and 17. The said sleeve15 and the gear-Wheels 16 and 17 may be so shifted upon the of the wheels' 16 or 17 in mesh with the gearwheel 14, or the said wheels 16 and 17 may bc so moved as to bring both of them out of engagement with the gear-wheel 14, as shown in Fig.' 3. The bar 18 is located above the truck 2, ,and one end of said barextends down and engages the sleeve 8, and the other end of said ar extends down and engages the sleeve 15. The said bar is adapted to move laterally under the guides 19 19, carried .by the truck,A and as the said bar is moved in such manner either the gear-wheels Y 10 and 17 are brought into mesh with the gear-wheels 7 and 14 or the gear-wheels 9 and 16 are brought into mesh with the'said gearvwheels 7 and14. v i

The shaft 6 of the engine 5 rotates in one direction only, and when the vehicle is going in a forward direction the gear-wheels 10 and 17 'are brought vinto mesh with the gear- Wheels 7 and 14. When the vehicle is moved in the opposite direction, the gear-wheels 9 and 16 are brought into mesh with the gearwheels 7 and I4. When the engine-shaft 6 is in rotation and it is desired that the axles 3 is provided with a axle as to bring either .IOO

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and 4 remain at rest, the sleeves 8 and 15 are moved into the positlons as shown in Fig. 3,

when none of the said gear-wheels are ini mesh.

ri`he bell-crank levers20 20 are fulcrumed upon the truck 2, and one end of each said lever is connected by a link 21 with the bar The rod or link 22 connects the -other I 18. ends of the said bell-crank levers together,

and the rod 23 extends forward from the i front bell-crank lever 20 and is connected at its forward end to the lower end of the lever 24, which is fulcrumed to the body 1 of the car or vehicle. By the manipulation of the said lever 2-llthe bar 18 and its attachments are operated as above indicated.

The above description applies to the forward truck of the vehicle and its attach- The rear truck of the vehicle is provided with similar parts and is of the same arrangement. The bell-crank levers of the rear truck are connected with the bell-crank levers of the forward truck by means of the rod 25, so that the engine of the rear truck may be reversed at the same time as the engine of the forward truck is reversed. The rod 25 is provided with a joint or knuckle 26, which allows for the difference of alinement of the two trucks when going around curves.

The oil-tank 27 is located, preferably, in the roof of theA body 1 of the car. The said oil-tank is suitably connected with the carbureter and mixer 28, which is also carried by the body of the car. The pipe 29 extends down from the carbureter and mixer 28 and is provided with a valve 30. then extends under the floor of the body 1 of the car and is connected with each engine 5 by means of the exible pipe 31. In this manner the fuel-'supply is carried by the body 'of the car and is transmitted to the engines upon the trucks.

The arrangement thus shown and de-` scribed leaves the body of thel car virtually clear for carrying capacity, either passengers or freight, and so mounts the engines and fuel-supply as not to be in the Way and at the same time to be so located as to beof'great efficiency. I y

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desireto secure .by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A traction-vehicle having a pivoted truck, an engine located upon the truck, and

geared to the axle thereof, and means located upon said axle for reversing the rotary movement from the engine to the axle, a fuel- The said pipe l supply located upon the body of the vehicle, and being connected with said engine. Q 2.' A. traction-vehicle having a pivoted l truck, an engine located upon the truck, and geared to the front and rear axles thereof, 5 and a means located upon said axles, whereby the rotary movement from the engineshaft to the said axles may be reversed simul- I t-aneously, and a fuel-supply located upon l the body of the vehicle, and being connected with said engine.

l 3. A traction-vehicle having a pivoted l truck, a rot ary engine located upon the truck, and geared to the axle thereof, and means located upon said axle for reversing the rotary gas-fuel supply loca-ted upon the bodyof the vehicle.

4. A traction-vehicle having a pivoted truck, a rotary engine located upon the truck, and geared to the front and rear axles thereof, and a means located upon said axles whereby the rotary movement from the engine-shaft to the said axles may be reversed simultaneously, and a gas-fuel supply located upon the body of the vehicle, and being connected with said engine.

5. A traction-vehicle having a plurality of trucks each provided with axles, an engine mounted upon each truck, Gearing connecting each engine with the ax tive truck, and means for shifting a portion of the connecting-gearing of each truck to siaxles of all of said trucks.

6. A traction-vehicle having a lurality of pivoted trucks each provided Witih axles, an engine mounted upon each truck, gearing connecting each engine with the axles of its respective truck, and means for shifting a portion of the connecting-gearing of each truck to simultaneously reverse the movement of the axles of all ofthe trucks.

7. A traction-vehicle comprising a truck having axles, an engine mounted upon the truck, gearing. mounted upon each axle, gears on the engine-shaft for imparting motion to the axle-gearing, a bar connected to the axle-gearing, and means for shifting said bar, whereby said axleearing is shifted to reverse the movement o the axles.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature' in presence lof two subscribing witnesses.

. GEORGE G. SCHROEDER.

Witnesses:

H. S. Imam,- E. D. N. WHITNEY.

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